California Restricted Drivers License By Daniel Smith

2011-12-17 13:20

If you have had your license suspended in the State of California due to a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) you may be eligible for a restricted drivers license. Please read below to determine whether you are eligible for a restricted drivers license and what you must do in order to request a restricted license.

You may be eligible for a restricted driver’s license thirty (30) days after your suspension begins if you meet the criteria set forth by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

In order to be eligible for a restricted driver’s license:

This must be your first offense (You must not have had another offense within ten years of a separate DUI violation, including a charge reduced to reckless driving, vehicular manslaughter, or violation of CVC §23140, which resulted in a conviction or separate administrative determination that you were driving with a BAC of 0.01% or more while on DUI Probation OR a BAC of 0.08% or more, OR a BAC of 0.04% or more in a commercial vehicle at any age, or you refused a test. ) and;

You completed a chemical test;

The results showed a BAC level of 0.04% while operating a commercial vehicle, or 0.08% or more, and

You were 21 years of age or older (VC §13353.7), and

Your driving privilege is not suspended or revoked for some other reason.

To be issued a noncommercial restricted driver license, you must:

Enroll in a licensed driving under the influence (DUI) First Offender program. (You must notify the program provider that you intend to apply for a restricted driver license.)

Ask the program provider to file a Proof of Enrollment Certificate (DL 107) in a licensed DUI First Offender Program with DMV. (CVC §23538[b])

Wait until the end of the mandatory 30-day suspension period before applying for a restricted DL.

If you or a loved one has been charged with a DUI or related crime, please call our office at (619) 285-8888 for a free consultation with an experienced attorney. Our office can and will answer your questions regarding the DMV and the restricted license process.

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